Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ute Indians at play posing
- Native American (Ute) men and woman and a white man pose outdoors for a portrait (standing), possibly at old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; unidentified Native American men surround a white man, holding a revolver, on horseback; the...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tableaux--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Moki Indians at home Walpi Pueblo Arizona
- Native American (Hopi) children, woman (possibly Nampeyo), and man sit and stand outside of a pueblo home at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; the adobe home is next to a stone and adobe building; the home has two paned windows, an open door,...
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Eagle dance - Utes
- Unidentified Native American men (Ute ?), perform the Eagle dance outdoors, at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; some wear feather headdresses, one plays a drum, two hold staffs or possibly spears, one holds a shield;...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Eagle dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado...
- 1896
- Eagle Dance Ute Indians
- Unidentified Native American men (Ute ?), perform the Eagle dance outdoors at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; some wear feather headdresses, one plays a drum, two hold staffs or possibly spears, one holds a shield; unidentified...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Eagle dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado...
- 1896
- Eagle dance
- Unidentified Native American men (Ute?), perform the Eagle dance outdoors, at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; some wear feather headdresses, one plays a drum, two hold staffs or possibly spears, one holds a shield; unidentified...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Eagle dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado...
- 1896
- Moquette and Polonegro
- Two Native American men (Ute), pose outdoors with outspread blanket; one (possibly Moquette) wears moccasins, beaded leggings, breechcloth, striped long shirt, hair pipe breast plate, scarf around neck, earrings, fur pelt and feather headdress; one...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Moquette.; Polonegro.
- 1896
- Group photo
- A large group of men and women, possibly Rocky Mountain News employees, pose for a photo in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Speer in car?
- Denver Mayor Robert Speer (possibly) holds a stovepipe hat and shakes a woman's hand in Denver, Colorado; a (possibly) Catholic dignitary is beside him; men and a policeman are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Speer, Robert Walter, 1855-1918.
- [between 1904 and 1918?]
- Trinidad flood
- View of the 1904 flood damage in Trinidad, Colorado, with the ruin of a riveted steel structure (possibly a suspension bridge). Tree trunks, wood and mud are jammed into its uprights in the background. Two women in dark shawls (possibly nuns) stand...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- September, 1904
- Henry A. Wallace, vice-pres. & Secretary of Agriculture for pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt (leaning )
- Vice President Henry A. Wallace (on right) stands with possibly James Roosevelt (son of Franklin D. Roosevelt) on the back of a train in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Vice presidents--United States--1930-1950.; Roosevelt, James, 1907-; Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965.
- [between 1933 and 1945?]
- San Juan abodes
- Shows Native American (Tewa) one story adobe cluster homes at San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico; the group of homes have one two story extension, six adobe chimneys, wooden vigas, paned windows and five doors, and flat roofs; an elbow shaped wooden rail...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--Structures--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New...
- [1908?]
- Mtd. Navajo about to kill a steer
- View of Native American (Navajo) and white men in a Navajo camp, Shiprock Agency, New Mexico. The camp consists of an adobe brick and wooden slat building, a brush shelter, a wooden rail fence, possibly a corral, and a pile of cut timber. One man...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Camps--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Indian encampments--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Summer camp Shiprock Agency, Yeibitchai [sic]
- View of Native American (Navajo) men walking toward a brush shelter in a summer camp at Shiprock Agency, Arizona. A pile of cut timber lies near the brush shelter. A wooden rail fence, possibly a corral, stands to the side of the brush shelter. One...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Shiprock Agency--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1900-1910.; Yei Bichei (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Indian encampments--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Woman at oven plaza
- View of a Native American (Tewa) woman walking near a large adobe horno at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The horno is next to a one story stucco Pueblo house with a flat roof, a wooden pole porch and wooden vigas. Possibly a man stands on the...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Ovens--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New...
- [1908?]
- Grand River Valley Antlers, Colo.
- View of houses and farms, in the Colorado River Valley near Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado. Two, possibly three, farm houses are in the valley, each near a separate, fenced field of possibly corn. Trees grow near each field. Two farms have...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Farms--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Portraits
- Shows six portraits of men lined up side by side in two rows. Second photo in bottom row possibly of U. S. Army Major, C. P. Dacosta Andrade born 1872 and died in 1941. Second photo in top row possibly of George Warren Ballantyne, Director and...
- Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Charles C. Gates' house, mountain chateau
- One of the Gate's children, possibly Hazel, stands inside a grandfather clock with the glass door open at the Gate's family mountain home in Colorado. The wooden clock is elaborately carved with gargoyles and chimes.
- Houses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Longcase clocks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Stone and clay Indian curios, pipe
- Close-up view of various Native American (possibly Hopewell Culture or Ute) artifacts including stone, clay, and metal jewelry, and spherical mortars and pestles, on a dark background.
- Antiquities.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Bone-breast plates and two necklaces
- Close-up view of two hair pipe necklaces and breastplate. The necklaces are made of hair pipe and round beads and each has a small possibly leather pouch attatched to it. The hair pipe breastplate has a bead and fur pelt neck strap and possibly...
- Breastplates--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Jewelry--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Man mowing lawn
- A man, possibly Harry F. Rhoads, mows a lawn with a modified manual lawn mower. Possibly the Rhoads residence located at 2750 7th (Seventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Lawn mowing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Hefferman's Trading Post
- View of Hefferman's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock, New Mexico. One white man, and three possibly Native American (Navajo) stand near a door to an L-shaped stone and adobe building with a gable roof, two stone chimneys, a belfry extension...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Trading posts--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- News-Times marathon
- The crowd applauds for a runner (possibly the winner Scott Gonzalez) at the News-Times marathon in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Marathon running--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Shrine at Sun Temple
- Close-up view of ancient Native American (Anasazi) ruins, possibly a shrine at either New Fire House or Sun Temple, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Possibly a small stone fire-pit is surrounded on three sides by stone masonry...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Cliff...
- 1915
- Large crowd at press conference
- A man, possibly a Denver official, speaks with reporters and community members at a press conference. The man seated at the end of the table with long hair is possibly Antonio Martinez.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Press conferences--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1970-1975?]
- When all is still
- Shows a creek or canal (possibly the Highline Canal) lined with trees, bushes and tall grasses, possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- Canals--Colorado--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Wells Fargo employees
- Wells Fargo & Company employees pose near a garage possibly for the stagecoaches used on the transportation line, possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- Wells, Fargo & Company--People--1870-1880.; Transportation--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Wells Fargo employees
- Wells Fargo & Company employees pose near a garage possibly for the stagecoaches used on the transportation line, possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- Wells, Fargo & Company--People--1870-1880.; Transportation--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Yellowstone Park
- View of a geyser or spring, possibly Chinaman Spring, at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Water flows over the edge of a large lava rock into possibly the Firehole River. Steam rises from the water.
- Firehole River (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Geysers--Wyoming--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Springs--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Ute Indians
- Portrait of two Native American Utes shows a man, with wrapped braids, wearing leggings, and a blanket, (possibly Piah) sitting on a log and a woman, wearing a dress and woven shawl, standing next to him with her arm resting on his shoulder.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1875]
- Large group Sioux Indian chiefs horse back in costume
- Native American Sioux chiefs pose on horseback, possibly South Dakota. They wear cotton shirts, head feathers; one with headdress; and carry rifles and flags with stars and strips.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Horseback riding--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--South Dakota--1890-1900.
- 1891 or 1896?
- Sioux Indians in Battle of Wounded Knee
- Two Native American Sioux men pose holding rifles in front of a covered wagon, possibly on the Pine Ridge Agency. South Dakota. They wear headdresses, cotton tunics, vests, leggings, and moccasins; one has on a hair pipe breastplate.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Covered...
- [1891?]
- Indian peace commission
- A Native American (Modoc or Dakota) woman stands outdoors in the center of a group of six white men, three in military uniforms, three in suits and coats; she wears a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. Possibly the Fort Laramie Treaty Council or...
- Dakota Indians--Women--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Modoc Indians--Women--1860-1880.; Delegations--1860-1880.; Peace negotiations--1860-1880.
- [1868 or 1873?]
- Indian peace commission
- A peace commission, possibly during the Native American Modoc War, shows a group of men and women with donkeys and covered wagons gathered in a grassy field; some of the men are in military uniforms.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Delegations--1870-1880.; Peace negotiations--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Sioux Indians in town, July 4th, 1891, hitting a dime at 100 yards
- Native American Lakota Sioux men and boys wearing headdresses, breechcloths, and leggings, are gathered for a shooting contest, possibly at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The front row kneels, with rifles aimed at the target.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine...
- 1891 July 4
- Dakota mission schools
- Possibly Elizabeth Winyan, poses with two other Native American Lakota Sioux women and a young girl, in a yard with a picket fence, South Dakota. Winyan stands and holds the girl; they wear Euro-American dresses. The two seated women wear cotton...
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1880-1910.; Teton Indians--Nebraska--1880-1910.; Ponca Reservation (Neb.)--1880-1910.; Girls--Nebraska--1880-1910.; Women--Nebraska--1880-1910.; Winyan, Elizabeth.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Augusta Louise Tabor
- Studio portrait of (possibly) Augusta Louise Tabor, in a dress and high button shoes.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.; Girls--1840-1850.
- [between 1840 and 1850?]
- Georgetown residence
- Exterior view of a home possibly in Georgetown, Colorado. Wood frame house with side gable, clapboard siding, small porch over entry, double hung pane windows with pediment hoods and an intersecting lower gable back addition. A group of men in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Grapes
- Grapevine rows, possibly Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado; leafy vines loaded with grapes; shows tall poplar trees.
- Grapes--Colorado--1900-1930.; Grapevines--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1929]
- Red Astrican
- Astrican apple tree, possibly the Westlake ranch, Grand Valley, Western Slope, Colorado; shows branches loaded with big apples supported by a wood post and placed over the top of a step ladder; wooden crate with metal handle filled with apples on...
- Apple trees--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1929]
- Fire Dept.
- View of a line of twenty-eight Georgetown, Colorado, firemen standing in a line at the foot of a mountain, possibly Republican or Democrat Mountain. They wear a conductor-type hats and shirts with the emblem of the Star Hook and Ladder Company, two...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georegetown--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Dorethy [sic], Witch and Prosit, Grand Lake yacht race
- View of yacht racing on Grand Lake, Colorado; sailboats named "Dorothy", "Witch" and "Prosit" (or possibly "Proust") maneuvering & tacking through course; men in boat observing or judging race; possibly associated with 1912 race where "Lipton Cup"...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Yacht racing--Colorado--Grand County--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Wind River Reservation
- View of possibly Fort Washakie on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. A tree lined fork of possibly the Wind River makes its way past the town. The mountains of the Wind River Range are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Cities & towns--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Rivers--Wyoming--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Sgt. George D. Orrell
- Sergeant George D. Orrell, a member of the 10th Mountain Division 85th Regiment, Company I, shaves at a campsite possibly on Mount Belvedere in Italy. A Jeep and woodstove are nearby.
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Italy--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Shaving--Italy--1940-1950.; Orrell, George D.; United States. Army. Mountain Division,...
- 1945
- Valley of the Platte, near Fort Steele
- View along South Platte River, near Fort Steele, Wyoming, includes large wood piles, wagons and cattle across the river. Wood frame structures are beyond cottonwoods and broad valley in the background. Fort Steele was once a military post just...
- Fort Steele (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--Wyoming--Fort Steele--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890]
- Miners
- Miners, holding candles, pose in a mine building, possibly in Leadville, Colorado.
- Children--1890-1920.; Miners--1890-1920.; Mining--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Painting of Cripple Creek Short Line
- Photograph of a painting (artist unknown, possibly John Arthur Ricker) depicting Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, also called Cripple Creek Short Line, possibly depicting Victor or Cripple Creek, Colorado.
- Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [1903?]
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway passenger train and "High Drive" with horseback riders, near Colorado Springs, Colorado; also called Short Line; split log fence bordering dirt road, foreground; copy by McClure of an...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mesa pottery, Cortez, Colo.
- View of pottery, found at Native American (Anasazi) dwelling ruins, on display in possibly Cortez, Colorado. Woven rugs and looms with unfinished rugs are beside a shelf that displays painted bowls and pitchers, mugs, stone slabs (possibly axe...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo...
- [1900?]
- Mesa dwellers pottery, McElmo Canon
- A woven rug is the backdrop for displayed pottery and skulls found at Native American (Anasazi) dwelling ruins in possibly McElmo Canyon in Colorado or Utah. Shows painted bowls, ladles, human skulls, possibly a necklace, and other artifacts.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo...
- [1900?]
- Camp at Fall Creek, Colo.
- Men, women, and children pose beside tents at a camp at what is identified as Fall Creek, possibly in Montrose County or San Miguel County, Colorado. Women sit and wear dresses with knife-pleated hems and hold wide-brimmed straw hats wrapped with...
- Camping--Colorado--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1888 May